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10 - Priorities for Information, Research and Conservation of Birds in High Mountains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2023

By
Kathy Martin ,
Dan Chamberlain  and
Aleksi Lehikoinen
Edited by
Dan Chamberlain ,
Aleksi Lehikoinen  and
Kathy Martin
Dan Chamberlain
Affiliation:
University of Turin
Aleksi Lehikoinen
Affiliation:
Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki
Kathy Martin
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Summary

High mountains cover an estimated 25% of the global land surface, but harbour almost 50% of terrestrial biodiversity hot-spots and about one-third of terrestrial biodiversity globally. Thus, it is concerning that relatively little research has been conducted on birds in high mountains, especially for tropical mountain birds. We identified 10 major knowledge gaps arising from the reviews in our nine previous chapters, including the urgent need for information on avian diversity and population and community ecology, especially in under-studied mountains of the Global South, avian responses to climate change and other stressors, mountains as refugia from habitat and climate change, and the role of protected areas to function as biodiversity reservoirs. We propose a set of priorities for ecological and conservation research and management that will help to ensure persistence of birds in high mountain ecosystems. Maintaining and restoring mountain biodiversity is important from ecological, evolutionary and cultural points of view. We recommend investing in research to safeguard the critical ecological, social and economic values of mountain systems into the future. Strong support is needed from the scientific community, citizen scientists, policy makers, politicians and local communities to fulfill our priorities for the conservation of mountains and mountain birds.

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Anthropogenic influencescitizen scienceclimate change vulnerabilitiesclimate and habitat refugiaevidence-based conservationgeographical biaseskey knowledge gapsmanagement interventionsrole of protected areassociocultural considerations
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Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds , pp. 372 - 406
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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